New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Meta is rolling out parental supervision on Threads across Asia Pacific, giving parents and guardians new controls over their teenagers' time spent on the platform, privacy settings and content preferences, the company said.

Threads is Meta's social media platform focused on text-based conversations and sharing updates. Starting this week, parents using Meta's Family Centre in Asia Pacific will be able to access supervision tools for their teens on Threads, extending parental controls already available across Meta's other apps.

Under the new system, parents can view how much time their teen has spent on Threads each day over the previous week, along with the average daily usage for that period. They can also set d...